Financial Designs Corporation
Firm details
- Headquarters
- Claremont, California
- CRD number
- 14829
- Registered since
- May 24, 1995
- Website
- fdcadvisors.com
- Custodians
- CHARLES SCHWAB & CO., INC.
- Fee structure
- Percentage of AUM, Hourly Charges, Fixed Fees
- Client types
- HNWI68.57%
- Individuals31.42%
- Services
- Financial PlanningPortfolio Management for Individuals
Firm profile
FINTRXOverview
Financial Designs Corporation is an independent registered investment adviser that has been SEC-registered since 1995. The firm operates as a corporation with ownership described as a combination of a domestic entity and an individual. It serves a mixed client base that includes individuals and families as well as institutional clients. The core advisory services are financial planning and portfolio management for individuals and small businesses. Fee arrangements are flexible and include a percentage-of-AUM model, hourly billing, and fixed-fee engagements. The firm does not identify as an active ESG investor and does not list pension consulting or related-adviser activities among its services.
Assets & Accounts
Public Holdings
Investments & Alternatives
Location & Offices
Investment profile
FINTRXTraditional investments used
Alternative investments used
Active ESG investor
Technology & operations
FINTRXCRM & tech providers
TAMPs used
Clients
FINTRXClient base
Client personas
Asset composition
- Public Funds/Mutual Funds95%
- Cash & Cash Equivalents2%
- Exchange Traded Equities1%
- US Government Bonds1%
- State & Local Bonds1%
Owners & executives
1 of 1
Greg Morton
CFOCRD 5771231
Contacts
3 of 3Vaughn Heydel
Account Vice President and Financial AdvisorCRD 5101142

Nino Pavan
PresidentCRD 2358609

Brandon Morton
Financial Advisor AssistantCRD 5619974
Wealth teams
FINTRXNewly hired reps
FINTRXRecent M&A activity
FINTRXRecent filings
FINTRXAwards
FINTRXETF holdings
1 of 30Active vs passive
$194M in ETFs
67%
$130M
25%
$64.3M
| ETF | Provider | Style | Category | Value | Shares | % of portfolio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ISHARES CORE S&P TOTAL US STOCK MARKET ETF (ITOT) | BlackRock | Passive | Large Blend | $46.7M | 281,068 | 24.05% |
Location
Claremont, CA
Los Angeles
Location
Claremont, CA
Headquartered in Claremont, CA, anchoring the Los Angeles-Long Beach, CA metro in the West.
- Metro area
- Los Angeles-Long Beach, CA
- Region
- West
- County
- Los Angeles
- Address
- 540 W Baseline Rd
- Time zone
- PT (UTC-8)
- Office locations
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